Municipality of Burwood
Local government area
Location inMetropolitan Sydney
Interactive map of Municipality of Burwood
Coordinates:33°53′S151°06′E / 33.883°S 151.100°E /-33.883; 151.100
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
Established	27 March 1874 (1874-03-27)[1]
Council seat	Burwood
Government
• Mayor	John Faker
• State electorate	Strathfield
• Federal divisions	Reid Grayndler
Area
• Total	7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	40,217 (2021 census)[3]
• Density	5,700/km2 (14,900/sq mi)
Website	Municipality of Burwood
LGAs around Municipality of Burwood Canada Bay Canada Bay Inner West Strathfield Municipality of Burwood Inner West Canterbury Bankstown Canterbury Bankstown Inner West

TheMunicipality of Burwood (also known asBurwood Council) is alocal government area in theinner-west ofSydney, in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia. Themayor of the Municipality isCr. John Faker, a member of theLabor Party. The municipality is 7 km², making it the second smallestLocal Government Area in New South Wales, being larger than onlyHunter's Hill.^[4]

The municipality was established on 27 March 1874. The council chambers are located on Conder Street and were designed and built by architectJack Hennessy in 1877. Hennessy was later a mayor of Burwood.^[5]

A2015 review of local government boundaries by theNSW GovernmentIndependent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Burwood merge with adjoining councils of:Canada Bay andStrathfield Councils to form a new council with an area of 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 163,000 at the time.^[6]

In May 2016, Strathfield Council challenged the proposed merger and commenced proceedings in theNew South Wales Land and Environment Court. After the court heard that there were legal flaws in the report from the state government-appointed delegate who examined the proposal for merging the councils, the NSW Government withdrew from the case and the merger proposal stalled.^[7] In July 2017, theBerejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.^[8]

The following suburbs within the Municipality of Burwood are:

• Burwood
• Burwood Heights
• Enfield

• Croydon (shared withInner West)
• Croydon Park (shared withCanterbury-Bankstown andInner West)
• Strathfield (shared with theCanada Bay andStrathfield)

At the2021 census, there were 40,217 people in the Burwood local government area, of these, 48.9 per cent were male and 51.1 per cent were female.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. Themedian age of people in the Municipality of Burwood was 34 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 4.2 per cent of the population and people aged 85 years and over made up 2.9 per cent of the population. The largest age group was 20–24 (12.4 per cent). Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 43.7 per cent were married and 9.4 per cent were either divorced or separated.^[3]

Population growth in the Municipality of Burwood between the2001 census and the2006 census was 5.26 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 4.84 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Municipality increased by 13.53 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Burwood local government area was significantly higher than the national average.^[9][10] The medianweekly income for residents within the Municipality of Burwood of was generally on par with the national average.^[4]

At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in Burwood local government area who stated theirancestry asChinese was 6 times the national average; and the proportion of households where anAsian language was spoken at home was only slightly higher than the national average (1.4 times).^[3]

Selected historical census data for Burwood local government area
Census year			2001[9]	2006[10]	2011[11]	2016[4]	2021[3]
Population		Estimated residents oncensus night	29,381	30,926	32,423	36,809	40,217
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			57th	55th	55th
		% of New South Wales population			0.46%	0.49%	0.50%
		% of Australian population	0.16%	0.16%	0.15%	0.16%	0.16%
Median weekly incomes
Personalincome		Median weekly personal income		A$403	A$490	A$552	A$739
		% of Australian median income		86.5%	84.9%	83.4%	91.8%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,194	A$1,441	A$1,725	A$2,101
		% of Australian median income		102.0%	97.3%	99.5%	99.1%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,017	A$1,310	A$1,569	A$1,867
		% of Australian median income		104.3%	106.2%	109.1%	106.9%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Flat or apartment	34.5%	35.3%	35.6%	42.9%	49.1%
		Semi-detached,terrace ortownhouse	9.9%	9.7%	11.2%	16.5%	15.2%
		Separate house	53.7%	54.4%	52.5%	39.4%	34.5%

Selected historical census data for Burwood local government area
Ancestry, top responses
2001[9]		2006[10]		2011[11]		2016[4]		2021[3]
No Data		No Data		Chinese	21.8%	Chinese	28.1%	Chinese	32.8%
				Australian	10.4%	English	9.2%	English	10.7%
				English	9.9%	Australian	8.8%	Australian	9.6%
				Italian	8.0%	Italian	6.8%	Nepalese	7.4%
				Irish	4.6%	Irish	4.4%	Italian	7.3%
Country of Birth, top responses
2001[9]		2006[10]		2011[11]		2016[4]		2021[3]
Australia	46.0%	Australia	42.3%	Australia	41.7%	Australia	37.4%	Australia	37.0%
China	7.8%	China	11.9%	China	14.9%	China	20.6%	China	18.1%
South Korea	5.0%	India	4.6%	India	4.7%	India	4.3%	Nepal	7.6%
Italy	4.6%	South Korea	4.2%	South Korea	3.8%	Nepal	3.5%	India	3.1%
Lebanon	2.5%	Italy	4.0%	Italy	3.5%	South Korea	3.4%	Vietnam	2.7%
India	2.3%	Lebanon	2.2%	Nepal	2.9%	Italy	2.8%	South Korea	2.4%
Language, top responses (other than English)
2001[9]		2006[10]		2011[11]		2016[4]		2021[3]
Cantonese	7.8%	Mandarin	10.1%	Mandarin	12.7%	Mandarin	20.3%	Mandarin	19.9%
Italian	7.3%	Cantonese	8.5%	Cantonese	8.8%	Cantonese	8.6%	Cantonese	8.2%
Mandarin	5.8%	Italian	6.5%	Italian	5.7%	Italian	4.4%	Nepali	7.3%
Arabic	5.7%	Arabic	4.9%	Korean	4.5%	Korean	3.9%	Arabic	3.5%
Korean	5.4%	Korean	4.7%	Arabic	4.4%	Arabic	3.7%	Italian	3.3%
Religious affiliation, top responses
2001[9]		2006[10]		2011[11]		2016[4]		2021[3]
Catholic	36.9%	Catholic	33.4%	Catholic	30.2%	No Religion	32.7%	No Religion	34.6%
No Religion	12.6%	No Religion	16.6%	No Religion	21.5%	Catholic	24.6%	Catholic	22.0%
Anglican	9.5%	Anglican	7.4%	Buddhism	7.3%	Not Stated	8.2%	Hinduism	10.0%
Orthodox	7.0%	Buddhism	6.3%	Hinduism	7.2%	Hinduism	7.5%	Buddhism	7.8%
Buddhism	5.8%	Eastern Orthodox	6.1%	Anglican	6.5%	Buddhism	6.8%	Not Stated	6.8%

Burwood Council comprises sevencouncillors, including themayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. Since 2012, the mayor has beendirectly elected, while the six other councillors are electedproportionally as oneward. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, was as follows:^[12]

The current council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:

This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney § Burwood.[edit]

Elected councillor		Party
	Heather Crichton	Labor
	George Mannah	Labor
	Pascale Esber	Labor
	David Hull	Liberal
	Hugo Robinson	Liberal
	Ned Cutcher	Greens

2021 New South Wales local elections: Burwood^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor		9,002	52.2	+1.1
	Liberal		4,050	23.5	−2.4
	Greens		2,196	12.7	+12.7
	Independent		1,277	7.4	+7.4
	Major Independent Group		725	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			17,250	94.4
Informal votes			1,030	5.6
Turnout			18,280	87.0
Party total seats				Seats	±
	Labor			3
	Liberal			2
	Greens			1	1

In theNSW Legislative Assembly, the Municipality of Burwood falls into theelectorate of Strathfield.

For Federal elections it is in the electorates ofReid (north of Hume Highway) andWatson (south of Hume Highway).

The Municipality of Burwood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on theNew South Wales State Heritage Register:

• Burwood, 168a Burwood Road:Burwood Post Office^[22]
• Burwood, 205 Burwood Road:St Paul's Anglican Church, Burwood^[23]
• Burwood, 213 Burwood Road:The Priory, Burwood^[24]
• Burwood, 223 Burwood Road:St. Cloud, Burwood^[25]
• Burwood, 4 Clarence Street:Lynton, Burwood^[26]
• Burwood, Great Southern and Western railway:Burwood rail underbridge^[27]
• Burwood, Great Southern and Western railway:Burwood railway station, Sydney^[28]
• Burwood, Railway Parade:Burwood Sewer Vent^[29]
• Croydon, Boundary Street:Shubra Hall^[30]
• Croydon, Paisley Road:Croydon Sewer Vent^[31]
• Strathfield, 62 The Boulevarde:Trinity Uniting Church, Strathfield^[32]

Burwood Council introduced in September 2019 a new logo designed to reflect the changes which have made it a vibrant and multicultural destination while retaining its heritage. The new logo design, based on the letter 'B', is divided into six parts for the suburbs of the area: Burwood, Burwood Heights, Croydon, Croydon Park, Enfield and Strathfield. Residents' priorities are represented by the colour scheme: harmony and friendship (pink), trust and stability (light blue), creativity and vibrancy (orange), heritage and heart (red), the natural environment (green) and energy and optimism (yellow). Traditional typeface has been used in keeping with the commitment to heritage.^[33]

The previous 'Municipality of Burwood' logo was designed in 1936.^[34]

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